Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks from Spirit Rock Meditation Center Retreats

Monday and Wednesday Talks

Regular weekly talks given at the lower Spirit Rock meditation hall

Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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2012-07-18 Self and Not-Self II-Five Varieties of Self 64:23
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a review of last week's overview of exploring self and not-self, we look at five aspects of self: 1. a more neutral sense of "mere I" 2. Cultural conditions to be a particular kind of self; 3. the social self related to others 4. the wounded or stuck self; and 5. the subtle aspect of separation from other things are person. We suggest practicing to explore these five varieties.

2012-07-23 Renunciation 46:43
Ayya Anandabodhi	Download Listen

2012-07-25 Self and Not-Self III-Three Ways of Practicing 64:16
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We review briefly the last two talks and explore three ways of practicing: 1. Investigating self when it appears; 2. Opening to experiences of not-self; and 3. doing "heart practice" like lovingkindness and compassion to balance our being as we do more deeply.

2012-07-30 Mystery 63:19
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen

2012-08-01 Guided Meditation on Self and Not-Self Part I 23:53
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen

2012-08-01 Self and Not-Self IV- The Core Teachings of the Buddha Part II 57:55
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a brief review of past weeks, we examine the Buddha's basic teachings on self and not-self in terms of 1. the model of the "aggregate" of experience, 2. The link between a sense of self and conceptualization, and 3. practices to discern self and open to not-self.

2012-08-08 Self and Not-Self V-A sequence of Training in Opening to not-self 48:58
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
After a review of our explorations of the last sessions, we outline a five-stage model for opening sequentially to more subtle aspects of not-self.

2012-08-13 Jack Kornfield with Chade-Meng Tan, author of Search Inside Yourself 65:29
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
A conversation with Chade-Meng Tan, a conversation and dialogue....

2012-08-20 Meeting Life with Kind Presence 45:23
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
This talk explores how the qualities of Mindfulness & Kindness are essential ingredients for meeting experience with wisdom, clarity & love...that allows us to hold ourselves, and difficult times with greater ease and compassion.

2012-08-22 Self and Not Self VI--Integration and Review 59:21
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
We explore in this integrative sessions, how a "thick" sense of self appears in various ways, and how we open to experience with progressively "thinner" senses of self. We also look at how anxiety and disorientation may arise at each stage, and how to understand what skillful uses of self are.

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